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Well I Have a question that is off the current topic though I am also looking forward to Pokemon bank as much as the next fan.

I had a friend that posed a question and i decided to test it for myself but having been unable to prove it I'm going to ask here before I declare this myth busted

Most on here know that Ditto has a hidden ability called imposter my question is this, If you were to put a imposter ditto in with a male pokemon the ditto would take the place of a female right? if that is the case would the females 50% chance of passing down their ability apply here? Or is it a case of Ditto's lack of a formal gender means it defaults to the males 20% chance of passing down the ability?

Well I Have a question that is off the current topic though I am also looking forward to Pokemon bank as much as the next fan.

I had a friend that posed a question and i decided to test it for myself but having been unable to prove it I'm going to ask here before I declare this myth busted

Most on here know that Ditto has a hidden ability called imposter my question is this, If you were to put a imposter ditto in with a male pokemon the ditto would take the place of a female right? if that is the case would the females 50% chance of passing down their ability apply here? Or is it a case of Ditto's lack of a formal gender means it defaults to the males 20% chance of passing down the ability?

Where do people get this idea from?

As R_N said, a Ditto (even with its HA) will never affect the passing of a HA from the pokemon its being bred with. If the pokemon you are breeding the Ditto with does not have its HA it can not get its HA from that breeding pair.

At 85/100 friends, so I'm being a little more selective of the safaris I add. Usually this amounts to me asking what your 3DS ID name is.
I have access to all starters from all generations, HA for only gen 1 and 6. Send a PM if there's one you want.

Wonder if they'll re-extend the free trial period to accomodate the rest of the world? The extension in Japan means it's, what, an additional month free that they're getting? Also, wonder if they'll release the Scizor and Gengar that just got redistributed in Japan.

Quick question...I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that deerling have set forms in this game but the only kind you can find in XY is spring...would it be like vivillon where even if you breed a summer sawbuck, you still end up with a spring deerling? Also what's the case with the blue gastrodon as well?

Quick question...I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that deerling have set forms in this game but the only kind you can find in XY is spring...would it be like vivillon where even if you breed a summer sawbuck, you still end up with a spring deerling? Also what's the case with the blue gastrodon as well?

I know Fairy Girl or Pokemon X Master Girl were discussing this and one of them got a Winter Sawsbuck a while back. Maybe send either a PM and check.

e: Fairly certain the Sawsbuck was Pokebank traded and retained its season look after breeding (~80% sure).

At 85/100 friends, so I'm being a little more selective of the safaris I add. Usually this amounts to me asking what your 3DS ID name is.
I have access to all starters from all generations, HA for only gen 1 and 6. Send a PM if there's one you want.

I'm not sure I believe that you necessarily HAVE to be online at the same time, because I got 2 shiny Meditites in a Friend Safari when he wasn't online. But I can definitely tell there's an increased rate there, since I've been getting them at an ungodly frequency. Here's what I've gotten there:

I'm not sure I believe that you necessarily HAVE to be online at the same time, because I got 2 shiny Meditites in a Friend Safari when he wasn't online. But I can definitely tell there's an increased rate there, since I've been getting them at an ungodly frequency. Here's what I've gotten there:

Yeah, the person doesn't have to be online; I think it might possibly have to do more with being connected to the internet. However, I'm not 100% sure if that too might have an impact since I found 3 of mine while I was connected.

I'm not sure I believe that you necessarily HAVE to be online at the same time, because I got 2 shiny Meditites in a Friend Safari when he wasn't online. But I can definitely tell there's an increased rate there, since I've been getting them at an ungodly frequency. Here's what I've gotten there:

Oh, all those in under 30 tries? Cool. Was it with Shiny Charm or without?

That's not how many tries, that's the date I captured them on (if I had to estimate how many tries it took, I'd say about 200). I've gotten them within about 2 weeks of each other. It's probably not that impressive, but it does indicate that there's an increased encounter rate, because the odds are slim to none that you would get that many within a day or two of each other with the usual 1/4096 odds.

I don't have the Shiny Charm yet.

Last edited by Bolt the Cat; 27th January 2014 at 8:27 PM.

Originally Posted by LizardonX

Tabitha has really let himself go, just how many lava cookies did he eat in the last 11 years?

have a couple of questions chikorita leaf guard is unreleased right?
also whats the chance of pokemon having its ha in a horde?? cause i am looking for a plusle lighting rod and still havent got one.... :/

also whats the chance of pokemon having its ha in a horde?? cause i am looking for a plusle lighting rod and still havent got one.... :/

I'd actually like to know that one myself. I've not found any source with conclusive data on the percentage, but one thing's certain, HA Pokemon in hordes are not common. Not to mention how tedious it is checking every single Pokemon, especially if it's a Yawn spamming Slowpoke horde.

From what I have expierenced the chance of getting a songle HA pokemon in a horde is ~15%. Remember that 5 pokemon show up in a horde so every 1-2 there should be one with its HA.

I have hunted Slowpoke (Insomnia Drowzee ftw), Glygar, Mareep, Glupin, Nidoran, Carbink (do not ever do this), Psyduck, Exeggcute, and Foongus. and generally after 2-3 encounters you can find one with its HA.

At 85/100 friends, so I'm being a little more selective of the safaris I add. Usually this amounts to me asking what your 3DS ID name is.
I have access to all starters from all generations, HA for only gen 1 and 6. Send a PM if there's one you want.

To be safe, it'd probably be a good idea to force their Hidden Ability to trigger if you can.

The problem that often comes up, at least in those that interest me, is that there's no way to trigger their ability. Truant Durant is an easy one to check since it just requires two turns at most to figure out if one has the ability, but others like Slowpoke aren't so simple to check.

As for percentages, it takes me a good 8-10 (or more) hordes to find a HA, so I don't know about that high of a chance. I almost doubt I have that bad of luck with HA Pokemon.

Role Play, Simple Beam, Skill Swap, it all works similarly. It's just that it's a little tedious having to do that all the time, so it's definitely nicer when you can just use something like rain to check Rain Dish Wingulls, or Discharge for HA Plusle/Minun (which is probably a terrible idea to even attempt looking for).